judge advocate (redirected from judge advocates)

judge advocate

n. pl. judge advocates Abbr. JA

1. A commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Navy assigned to the Judge Advocate General's Corps.

2. A staff officer serving as legal adviser to a commander.

3. An officer acting as prosecutor at a court-martial.

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judge advocate

n pl judge advocates

(Business / Professions) an officer who superintends proceedings at a military court martial

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	judge advocate - an officer assigned to the judge advocate general armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" commissioned officer - a military officer holding a commission
	2.	judge advocate - a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" staff officer - a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff

Translations

judge advocate

n (Mil) → Beisitzer(in) m(f) → bei einem Kriegsgericht, Kriegsgerichtsrat m, → Kriegsgerichtsrätin f

judge advocate n (Brit) (Mil) → magistrato militare

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judge advocate n (Brit) (Mil) → magistrato militare